'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎20v] (20/112)

Article 44.
In the event of the Commission finding that the liberty of passage is being interfered
with, it will inform the representatives at Constantinople ot the Allied 1 oweis providing
the occupying forces provided for in Article 178. 1 hese representatives will thereupon
concert wlthlhe naval and military commanders of the said forces such measures as may
be deemed necessary to preserve the freedom of the Straits. Similar action shall be taken
by the said representatives in the event of any external action threatening the liberty of
passage of the Straits.
Article 45.
For the purpose of the acquisition of any property or the execution of any permanent
works which may be required, the Commission shall be entitled to raise such loans as it
may consider necessary. These loans will be secured, so far as possible, on the dues to
be levied on the shipping using the Straits, as provided in Article 53.
Article 46.
The functions previously exercised by the Constantinople Superior Council of Health
and the Turkish Sanitary Administration which was directed by the said Council, and the
functions exercised by the National Life-boat Service of the Bosphorus, will within the
limits specified in Article 39 be discharged under the control of the Commission and in
such manner as it may direct.
The Commission will co-operate in the execution of any common policy adopted by
the League of Nations for preventing and combating disease.
Article 47.
Subject to the general powers of control conferred upon the Commission, the rights
of any persons or companies now holding concessions relating to lighthouses, docks, quays
or similar matters shall be maintained ; but the Commission shall be entitled if it thinks
it necessary in the general interest to buy out or modify such rights upon the conditions
laid down in Article 311, Part IX (Economic Clauses) of the present Treaty, or itself to
take up a new concession.
Article 48.
In order to facilitate the execution of the duties with which it is entrusted by this
Section, the Commission shall have power to organise such a force of special police as
may be necessary. This force shall be drawn so far as possible from the native
population of the zone of the Straits and islands referred to in Article 178, Part V
(Military, Naval and Air Clauses), excluding the islands of Lemnos, Imbros, Samothrace,
Tenedos and Mitylene. The said force shall be commanded by foreign police officers
appointed by the Commission.
Article 49.
In the portion of the zone of the Straits, including the islands of the Sea of Marmora,
which remains Turkish, and pending the coming into force of the reform of the Turkish
judicial system provided for in Article 136, all infringements of the regulations and
by-laws made by the Commission, committed by nationals of capitulator} 7 Powers, shall
be dealt with by the Consular Courts of the said Powers. The Allied Powers agree to
make such infringements justiciable before their Consular Courts or authorities. In
fringements committed by Turkish nationals or nationals of non-capitulatory Powers shall
be dealt with by the competent Turkish judicial authorities.
In the portion of the said zone placed under Greek sovereignity such infringements
will be dealt with by the competent Greek judicial authorities.
Article 50.
Ihe officers or members of the crew of any merchant vessel within the limits of the
jurisdiction of the Commission who may be arrested on shore for any offence committed
either ashore or afloat within the limits of the said jurisdiction shall be brought before
the competent judicial authority by the Commission’s police. If the accused was arrested
otherwise than by the Commission’s police he shall immediately be handed over to them.